Outings

BirdLife WA - overview of upcoming happenings in WA

  • Date and time Ongoing
  • Locations All over Western Australia

Overview

To find out more about the upcoming happenings in the Perth Metro Area as well as at our 6 Regional Groups, please check out the latest edition of our BirdLife WA eNews here.

Our electronic newsletter is published on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month.

A copy of the ‘Calendar’ section of the 18 February 2026 edition below:

Until Tuesday, 3 March – BirdLife Midwest-Geraldton, Photo Exhibition ‘Our Estuaries – Coastal Saltmarsh – Happy Habitat!’, Geraldton Regional Library (flyer with details here)

Until Sunday, 22 March – Great Cocky Count Registrations open

Saturday, 21 February – Lake Herdsman Bird Walk, Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, start 7.30am. Leaders: BirdLife WA Volunteers

Satursday, 21 February – Friends of Melville Bird SanctuaryBeginners Smartphone Ethical Bird Photography Workshop, start 10.00am (details & tickets here)

Sunday, 22 February – Half-day excursion, Bibra Lake, Cockburn, start 7.30am. Leader: Alan Watson

Sunday, 22 February – Albany Bird Group, weekend bird outing Lake Powell / Wilson Inlet, start 8.30am (details in this edition and on website here)

Monday, 23 February – BirdLife WA AGM and Speakers Night, WA Ecology Centre, Floreat, start 6.00pm. Speaker: Lindall Kidd

Wednesday, 25 February – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Pinjarra, start 4.30pm (details & registration here)

Thursday, 26 February – City of Vincent, Black Cockatoo Crisis, Luna Cinema, start 6.30pm (details and registration here)

Friday, 27 February – Mandurah Bird Observers Group, Island Point, Herron, start 7.00am. Leader: Bill Howard (details in this edition and on website here)

Saturday, 28 February – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Bullsbrook, start 2.30pm (details & registration here)

Sunday, 1 March – Half-day excursion, Lake Richmond, Rockingham, start 7.30am. Leaders: Chris and Belinda van Haeften

Wednesday, 4 March – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Cockburn, start 5.00pm (details & registration here)

Saturday, 7 March – Half-day excursion, Wellard Wetlands, Baldivis, start 8.00am. Leader: Charles Merriam

Saturday, 7 March – Albany Bird Group, 2-hour bird walk around Lake Seppings, start 8.30am (details in this edition and on website here)

Saturday, 7 March – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Wanneroo, start 10.00am (details & registration here)

Sunday, 8 March – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Mundaring, start 10.00am (details & registration here)

Sunday, 8 March  – BirdLife Bunbury, Annual Members Meeting & Excursion, start 4.00pm (details to follow)

Monday, 9 March – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Murdoch, start 5.00pm (details & registration here)

Tuesday, 10 March – Albany Bird Group, half-day bird outing, Denmark, start 8.00am (details in this edition and on website here)

Thursday, 12 March – Half-day excursion, Lake Galup (Monger), Wembley, start 7.30am. Leader: Lou Scampoli

Friday, 13 March to Monday, 16 March – BirdLife Bunbury, Two Peoples Bay/Albany Visit (if interested and for further details, contact Jo & Paul Mincham by email here)

Saturday, 14 March – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Mount Barker, start 1.00pm (details & registration here)

Sunday, 15 March – Half-day excursion, Yangebup Lake, Cockburn, start 7.30am. Leader: Robyn Pickering

Tuesday, 17 March – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Online Webinar, start 6.00pm (details & registration here)

Saturday, 21 March – Lake Herdsman Bird Walk, Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, start 7.30am. Leaders: BirdLife WA Volunteers

Saturday, 21 March – EnviroFEST 2026, Whiteman Park, 10.00am to 3.00pm (BirdLife WA Sales Team will be there)

Sunday, 22 March – Half-day excursion, Canning River Regional Park, Wilson, start 7.30am. Leaders: Lou Scampoli and Pete White

Sunday, 22 March – Great Cocky Count Registrations close

Friday, 27 March – Mandurah Bird Observers Group, Fairbridge Village, Pinjarra, start 7.00am. Leader: Bill Howard (details in this edition and on website here)

Saturday, 28 March – Half-day excursion, Lake Mealup, Point Grey, start 8.00am. Leader: Rob Wroth

Saturday, 28 March – Carnaby’s Crusaders Wildlife Session, Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, start 10.00am (details & ticket link here)

Tuesday, 31 March – AOC 2027Student Travel Grant Applications Closing Date (details for WA here)

Saturday, 4 April – Half-day excursion, Bold Park, City Beach, start 8.00am. Leader: Steve Lofthouse

Thursday, 9 April – Half-day excursion, Blackwall Reach, Bicton, start 8.30am. Leader: Charles Merriam

Saturday, 11 April – City of Vincent, Bird Habitats by the River, start 8.00am. Leader: Rochelle Steven (details here)

Saturday, 11 April – Samson Tree and Wildlife Festival 2026, Samson Park – City of Fremantle, from 11.00am to 4.00pm

Sunday, 12 April – Half-day excursion, Victoria Reservoir, Canning Mills, start 8.00am. Leader: Betty Bryant

Sunday, 12 April – Great Cocky Count, south-western WA (registrations close on 22 March, details here)

Friday, 17 April to Sunday, 19 April – Bremer Bay Bird Expedition, run by Naturaliste Charters, single day trips leaving from Bremer Bay Harbour – start 7.00am (details and bookings here)

Saturday, 18 April – Lake Herdsman Bird Walk, Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, start 8.00am. Leaders: BirdLife WA Volunteers

Saturday, 18 April – Half-day excursion, Lake Leschenaultia, Chidlow, start 9.00am. Leader: Charles Merriam

Sunday, 26 April – Half-day excursion, Herdsman Lake, Moondine Drive, start 8.30am. Leader: Steve Lofthouse

Tuesday, 16 February to Thursday, 18 February 2027 – Australasian Ornithological Conference 2027, Auckland, New Zealand

Please see a summary of our excursion on our website and on our Facebook page.

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